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Gender differences in risk factors foroffending Farrington et al (2003) conducted a longitudinal survey which looked at how offending developed He assessed how effective risk factors were in predicting offending and found that: Brother Sister Convictions for offences 44% 12% Average # of convictions 4.3 2.8 Average age of offending 21.7 21.5 Average age of first offence 18.5 19.9 Average age of last conviction 25.1 24.3 This shows that brothers: · Are more likely to be convicted than sisters · have a higher number of convictions than sisters · begin offending slightly earlier than sisters · stop offending slightly later than sisters…read more

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Gender differences in risk factors foroffending Farrington also found that: Mainly commit burglary A risk factor is harsh Brothers A risk factor is discipline poorly educated parents A risk factor is low A risk factor is social class nervous parents A risk factor is poor Mainly parental supervision commit vehicle theft Mainly commit deception Sisters Mainly shoplift offences He proposed that the way to prevent crime is family based risk prevention. This may involve parental training and educating parents on supervision and discipline…read more

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Carol Smart (1977) Women commit less crimes and more trivial crimes than men Women are neglected from criminology because of this as women's behaviour is seen as less of a problem than male behaviour…read more

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The chivalry thesis The chivalry thesis argues that women don't commit less crime than males - they are simply given more lenient treatmentFOR Campbell (1981) · Conducted a self report study and found that females are more likely to be Hood (1989) cautioned than prosecuted. Men are more likely to be sentenced to prison than women Farrington and Morris (1983) Men get more sever sentences than women BUT the gender differences Box (1981) disappear when the severity of the crime is Women aren't treated favourably when taken into account committing serious offences AGAINST…read more

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The bias against women ­ Feminist Theory Women are penalized for crimes against them The Double Standards Dobash and Dobash (1979) Women's arrests are based on whether they follow the norms of female sexuality and Police officers are unlikely to based on their status e.g. mother arrest people in domestic Carlen (1997) violence cases women are sentenced based on whether Walklate (1995) they're wives, sisters or mothers rather than based on their crime The female victim is on trial in Heidensohn(1985) rape cases rather than the The justice system is influenced by gender male suspect attitudes The women's evidence is only Women are treated more harshly if they go believed if her respectability is against the norms of female sexuality established The only exception is mothers with young children who receive less imprisonment…read more